Americans

January 27, 2016 | Michael Ledeen |

Hostages, Hostages, and Other Deals

Ransoming hostages is nothing new, indeed it’s routine for most countries and happens with increasing frequency for the U.S. government and American corporations. The current minifuror over...

January 20, 2016 | Clifford D. May

The threat to America’s national existence

President Obama judged the Islamic State the “JV team,” boasted that he’d set al Qaeda “on its heels” and implemented successful counterterrorism policies in Yemen....

January 15, 2016 | Mark Dubowitz |

The O’Reilly Factor

FDD Executive Director Mark Dubowitz comments on whether Americans are being misled by the Obama administration about Iran detaining U.S. sailors.   Watch the latest video at...

November 18, 2015 | Clifford D. May |

Forget Paris

For almost two generations, since Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, self-proclaimed jihadis have been fighting to re-establish Islamic supremacy and domination in the world. Leaders of the na...

November 6, 2015 |

Obama Team Fails to Protect the Grid

The White House publicly unveiled its “National Space Weather Action Plan” on October 29, amidst much fanfare and favorable press coverage. President Obama deserves credit fo...

November 4, 2015 | Orde Kittrie

How the Federal Government Fails American Victims of Iranian and Palestinian Terrorism

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October 28, 2015 | Clifford D. May |

Jobless and Desperate Palestinians

A few years ago, Daniel Birnbaum, an Israeli businessman, had an odd idea: “I decided I wanted to employ Palestinians.” So he took over a factory on the West Bank -- where un...

September 30, 2015 | Clifford D. May |

Putin’s Progress

Not long after the implosion of the Soviet Union, I attended a conference in Moscow. The topic: how Russia would evolve in the post-communist era about to begin. Most participants were confident...

September 23, 2015 | Clifford D. May |

Why Republican Presidential Candidates Support Israel

So last week during the Republican debate, hundreds of thousands of people read your tweets lambasting four of the candidates — Gov. Chris Christie, former Gov. Mike Huckabee and Senators M...

September 8, 2015 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Analysis: Iran Sanctions Relief Will Feed Europe’s Syrian Refugee Crisis

While Germany and Austria are in a celebratory mood about absorbing Syrian refugees, European politicians have ignored Iran’s role in producing the waves of desperate Syrians fleeing to Eur...

September 4, 2015 | |

Larijani’s Evasive Interview Shows Iran’s Policies Remain Unchanged

Iran’s Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani was in New York on Wednesday to attend a U.N.-sponsored conference of parliamentary speakers...

August 10, 2015 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Does Germany’s Pro-Iran Deal Diplomatic Offensive Endanger Israel?

Germany's diplomatic corps has embarked on a pro-Iran deal lobbying campaign, attempting to sway Americans by invoking Berlin’s guarantee of Israel’s security. The No. 2 German d...

July 27, 2015 | Michael Ledeen |

How to Defeat the Grand Bargain with Iran

I think most of those trying to stop the approval of the Iran Deal are going about it wrong.  I don’t believe you can stop this thing by going through the text and pointing out its myr...

June 24, 2015 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

Admitting Syrian Refugees: The Intelligence Void and the Escalating Homeland Security Threat

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May 26, 2015 | Michael Ledeen |

US Hostage on Trial in Tehran

To its credit, the Washington Post continues to denounce the Iranian regime’s detention of its Tehran correspondent, Jason Rezaian, and we ...

April 22, 2015 | Juan C. Zarate

A Survey of Global Terrorism and Terrorist Financing

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February 27, 2015 | Reuel Marc Gerecht

Violent Extremist vs. Holy Warrior

Is Barack Hussein Obama wrong to avoid appending “Islamic,” “Muslim,” “Islamist,” or even “jihadist” to the terrorism that has struck the West with...

February 9, 2015 | Michael Ledeen

Obama’s in Bed With the Pope, Tony Blair, Ruth Benedict, the UN and Most Universities

There was nothing particularly new about President Obama’s remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast the other day, and most of the opinion makers and shapers who feigned outrage are late to...

January 23, 2015 | Michael Ledeen |

Americans as Hostages and Targets

There are several American hostages in Iran, and the Tehran regime uses them very cruelly and relentlessly in its dealings with the U.S. government, as The Washington Post angr...

January 12, 2015 | Benjamin Weinthal The National Review

Can France Regenerate Itself to Fight Radical Islam?

The nation of France imploded last week. Heavily armed Islamic extremists ran amok, massacring police officers, cartoonists, and shoppers at a kosher supermarket. The overall death toll reached 1...